Carrier truck



March 24, 1925. 1,530,785

J. F. MONTINE CARRIER TRUCK Filed June 28, 1923 3 Sheets-sheaf 1 a vs fv I gwuentoc.

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' J. F. MONTINE CARRIER TRUCK Filed June 28, 1923 Patented Mar. 24,1925. 1

D STATES JOSEPH F? Mont-Inn, es (intense; Intimate; I

TENT" )FF'IZCEIL.

' CARRIER TRITCKJ Apgllication filed JuneQS, 1923. Serial-No. 6483356.

T 0 all an 710me'tmay concern:-

Be it known that l, .JOSEPI-IIF. Monpvmn,

a" citizenof the United States-"residing at- Chicago, in the county ofCool: and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Carries Tracks, of which the tollowing'is aspeeification. I

lily-present invention IGlMQS t-O" can-let trucks employed in connection11 1511 aerial U'QDIWRYS-V for collecting;- anddelivering, mails,merchandise and etc. along flYOll IG 7- and an improvement -of -tl1e-carrier-; truck oi my application- Seiial Nnmher 583 835 filed August1922,;novv Patent 1,486 4,011, issued August 7, 1923. a

An importantobjectozt the invention is i he character set the pi'ovisionof a trncle o I I forth which may be used 111 pairs for supporting acaror =receptacl'eglmt which nev'et- I thelessniay also be used singly forcarrying a receptacle of smaller dimensions.

Theinvention also hasfor an object to provide a, very simple," stisongand duiab'le connect-ion between the: truck anda receptazele Whei'ebythe latter-will be attached toj th'etruck for both vertical andhorizontal pi vot al linovement with T6513 ect thereto; and

whereby the receptacle be quickly attache d; or detached from the truck.

A' iurther' ob"ect of the invention-resides a J a in certain novelfeatures of construction durable construction: obtainedWithoutnecessitating the use of castings, and which will render thedevice IGlMElVQlY} inexpensive of inannfactuire I I WiththeEIbQVQPllI-IQlPfll ObJQQiZS lIl View,

and other incidental ohjeots to bepdevelo-ped during thecourse of thedetaileddescription appearing hereinafter, the. invention cemprisescertain novelfeatures of construction and arrangement ot-the VENOUSparts which will be better understood upon'refer once to theaccompanying drawing forming" a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is an elevation ota truck constructed -inaccord-ance with myinvention and illusti'atingtthe' mode of attachment of i I a F Qisasectional vieWt-aken on the line one forin of receptacle thereto;

2-2 of Fig.1;

II Fig.3 is a plan viewinfragmentai'yfornr of a portion of the truckllustrating the horizontally pivotal connection of a reep t-aclebo'lsterthereto; llig. l is a section on the line 4- l ofllig; 3 looking inthedirection of the arrows;

Fi 5 118 a longitudinal sectionalbview lhroughthe bolste'nandillustrating its" vertically pivotal connection with the-carrier and itshorizontal pivotal connection to: the

truck; I I I I I l G is an elevation illustrating-the application of21-Y66Ptfi0l to a single truck; and: I r I Fig. 7 is a plan-view of Fig.1:.

lteterringl specifically to the (li'aWings,v

wherein like reference characters have: been used to designate similacparts-throughout all V1WS5 numeral 5 has been used to denote-- two pairsof spaced verticalsupportsg preferably of cold rolled"steel which al'econ-- neoted by longitadlnally disposed members 7 and? at their upperand lower ends, respect vely,

,The longitudinally disposed neniber 7 at theloever-end ofthe pairssupports 5- is angular in cross sect-ionas shown in F 2, the laterallyp-rogectingr pertion 7 thereof, servlng to permit an attachmentof a receptacle to the-truck as willhereinafter ape peat. the pairs of supports*5 by means ofrivets 8 01 other suitable fasteners. Theotherlongitudinally disposed member 7 at the upper ends of; the snppoi ts,ishowevei held in position by means ocf the shoulder 9 of a ournal'bearing a n-n11 clamps uponthe outs1de=ot=the pairs ofsupports '5 and iseffectually held-in position by anut or sleeve 10 which is-thi'eadeduponsaid journalbear ing'9 and clamped against the inner face of thesupported The shai'tll carrying the pulley 12and the traction Wheel 13st its respective-ends passes through the jouinal bearing 9, andsincethe bearing pen se has been' coveiedin a separate app ferred to above,a-further description there oi here is: unnecessary." V Itflwill beapparent This member? is securedbetween cation, re-

ff-om the foregoing that it is unnecessary to rivet or otherwise fastenthe longitudinal member 7 between the pairs of upright supports 5. Thebearing with its shoulder and threaded sleeve construction willeffectually hold the parts in assembled relation, thus saving theexpense of riveting or otherwise fastening the parts together. From theforegoing it will be apparent that a very strong and durable frame forthe truck will be provided, all parts of the same being of cold rolledflat steel with the exception of the angle member 7. By using two pairsof supports 5 inspaced relation as shown in Fig. 2, the framework of thetruck will have great rigidity, and in addition durable support for thejournal bearing 9 will be provided without the necessity of using singleheavy supports 5.

The means for attachment of a carrier receptacle 10 will now bedescribed, reference being had particularly to Figs. 1, 3, and 4. Theside walls of the receptacle 10 are each provided with a longitudinalbar 14.: transversely apertured at either end to receive a bolt 15wherebythe carrier 10 will be attached to a transverse bolster 16 whichwill be pivo-tally attached'to the lateral portion 7 b of thelongitudinal member 7 a at its medial portions. In the drawings I haveillustrated but one end of the receptacle 10, showing its attachment toa truck, but it will be understood of course that the other end will beattached in a similar manner to another truck. One description willsufiice for both.

The bolster 16 is supported upon a plate 17 upon the upper face thereof,the plate 17 being attached to the lateral portion 7 of the longitudinalmember 7 means of studs, bolts or other suitable fasteners 18. Thesefastening elements 18 being shouldered at either end so as to maintainthe plate 17 in spaced relation from the lateral portion 7 of thelongitudinal member 7. The bolster 16 being supported upon the plate 17as just described, a pivotal connection with the laterally projectingportion 7 b and the bolster is had by means of a bolt 19 insertedthrough the bolster from the outer face of the plate 17 as shown in Fig.1

and through the lateral portion 7 to receive a cap 19% The bolster 16 isof channeled v construction as shown in Fig. 1, and in order to preventany twisting of the bolster as it is swung horizontally on the pivotedpin 19, I have provided a wear plate 20 which is pmvided withlongitudinal grooves to receive the edges of the channeled bolster andform an upper bearing portion for the pivot bolt 19. This wear platewill of course swing with the bolster and will relieve the strain fromthe bearing in the bottom of the bolster in case of any torsion ortwisting movement. Upon reference to Fig.

'3 it will be noted that the fastening ele- 1,5so,7s5 a j T ments 18 forsecuring the plate 17 to the lateral portion 7 are so arranged in twosets of spaced V-shaped design to permit free swinging movement of thebolster as the truck goes around a curve.

The plate 17 is also adapted to removably carry a housing 21 for asuitable motor whereby power is transmitted to drive pulleys 12 by meansof a motor pulley 21 as shown in Fig. 1.

The bolster 16 at either end is provided with a short transverselydisposed channel plate 23 as shown in Fig. 5, which is rigidly securedto the bottom of the bolster by means of rivets or other suitablefasteners 23. The walls of the channel plate 23 are apertured to receivethe pivot bolts 15 which are insertible through the openings in the endsof the bars 14 of the carrier 10 as hereinbefore stated, the inner endof the bolt 15 being transversely apertured to receive a cotter pin orother suitable fastener 24;.

From the foregoin description read in connection with the accompanyingdrawing it willbe evident that a very strong and durable connection hasbeen provided between the receptacle or carrier and the embodiment ofthe invention, the motor housing 21 is attached to the forward por tionof the truck the bolt 22 of the motor housing 21 passing through theapertures in the lateral flange 7 of the longitudinal member 7". By.moving the motor to this position, sufficient space is left beneath thelateral flange 7 toattach the receptacle 25, which is also securedthrough the flange 7 by means of bolts or other suitable fasteners so asto permit ready removal thereof to allow the truck to be used for otherpurposes. f

While I describe the preferred embodiment of my invention in accordancewith the patent statutes, yet it will be understood said supports,journal bearings associated with said supports and connecting member andclamping means carried by said journal bearings for maintaining saidsupports and connecting member in a predetermined position.

2. A truck frame comprising a pair of spaced supports, each of saidsupports comprising a pair of spaced members, a connecting member forsaid supports and disposed between said spaced members, journal bearingsassociated with said supports and connecting member, and clamping meanscarried by said journal bearings for maintaining said supports andconnecting member in assembled relation. j

3. A truck frame comprising a pair of spaced supports, a connectingmember for said supports, journal bearings extending through saidsupports and connecting memher, and clamping means associated with saidjournal bearings for maintaining said supports and connecting member inassembled relation. V

4;. A truck frame comprising a pair of spaced supports, each of saidsupports comprising a pair of spaced members, a connecting member forsaid supports, said connecting member being disposed between said spacedmembers, journal bearings extending through said support and connectingmember, and clamping means carried by said journal bearings formaintaining said supports and connecting member in assembled relation. V

5. A truck frame comprising a pair of spaced supports, a connectingmember for said supports, journal bearings extending through saidsupports and connecting member, said journal bearings having a shoulderadjacent one end thereof, and clamping means carried by said journalbearings for maintaining said supports and connecting member inassembled relation.

(3. A truck frame comprising a pair of spaced supports, each of saidsupports comprising a pair of spaced members, an angle plate'carried bysaid supports, between said spaced members, a connecting member carriedby said support between said spaced members and in spaced relation tosaid angle plate, bearings extending through said sup.-

ports and connecting member, and clamping means associated with saidbearings for maintaining said supports and clamping member in assembledrelation.

7. The combination with an aerial tramway truck comprising a frame; of ahori-.

zontally disposed bolster carried by said frame, a supporting platecarried by said frame in spaced relation thereto forming a support forsaid bolster, a receptacle frame supported upon the ends of saidbolster, and a pivotal connection between said bolster and saidsupporting frame.

8. The combination with an aerial tramway truck comprising a framehaving a laterally projecting base member; of a supporting membercarried by said base member in spaced relation thereto, a bolster supported upon said supporting member adjaporting member carried by saidbase member in spaced relation thereto, a bolster sup ported upon saidsupporting member adjacent said base member, a pivot bolt extend ingthrough said lateral base portion and said supporting member forhorizontally pivoting said bolster to said truck, a receptacle framecarried by the ends of said bolster, and means for vertically pivotingsaid receptacle frame to said bolster.

10. A truck frame comprising a pair of spaced supports, a connectingmember for separably connecting said supports, and said supports andconnecting member at the site of their connection having a bearingsupporting portion, and fastening means for retaining said supports .andconnecting member in assembled relation.

In testimony whereof I affix my'signat-ure.

JOSEPH F. MONTINE.

